Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TASHKENT728
2006-04-14 12:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tashkent
Cable title:  

UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY

Tags:  PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ 
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O 141255Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY TASHKENT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5537
INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN IMMEDIATE 0061
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 0759
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE 0065
RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS IMMEDIATE
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 0677
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE IMMEDIATE 1727
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0072
C O N F I D E N T I A L TASHKENT 000728

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2016
TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
SUBJECT: UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY

REF: TASHKENT 658

Classified By: AMB. JON R. PURNELL, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B, D)


(C) UNHCR's Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told Poloff that
the UNHCR is closing today. On April 11 the Uzbek Mission to
the United Nations in New York delivered a note verbale to UN
headquarters agreeing to UNDP's proposal to assume some of
UNHCR's responsibilities (reftel). Nozawa told Poloff that
Secretary General Kofi Annan had intervened to support the

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UNDP proposal. Nozawa added that four local UNHCR staff
members will continue working in Tashkent, while she will
relocate to Bishkek. Head of Mission Abdul Karim Ghoul told
Poloff he is definitely leaving the region and has no plans
to return.

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